RPC VII.2, 2999

 

Image of specimen #2

 

Coin type
Volume VII.2
Number 2999
Province Cilicia
Region Cilicia
Subregion Cilicia Pedias
City Tarsus
Reign Pupienus and Balbinus
Person (obv.) Balbinus (Augustus)
Obverse inscription ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙϹ Δ ΚΑΙΛ ΒΑΛΒΕΙΝΟΝ ϹΕΒ, Π Π
Edition Αὐτ(οκράτωρ) Καῖσ(αρ) Δ(έκιμος) Καῖλ(ος) Βαλβεῖνος Σεβ(αστὸς) Π(ατὴρ) Π(ατρίδος)
Translation Emperor Caesar Decimus Caelius Balbinus Augustus, Father of the Fatherland
Obverse design laureate, draped and cuirassed bust of Balbinus, right, seen from front
Reverse inscription ΤΑΡϹΟΥ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛΕΩϹ Α Μ Κ Β Γ
Edition Ταρσοῦ Μητροπόλεως αʹ μ(εγίστης) κ(αλλίστης) βʹ γʹ
Translation of Tarsus, metropolis, the first, the greatest, the most beautiful, twice (neocorate), (of the) three (eparchies)
Reverse design Athena seated on shield, left, holding Nike (standing right, holding wreath and palm) and spear
Metal copper-based alloy
Average diameter 38 mm
Average weight 24.12 g
Axis 6
Specimens 3 (1 in the core collections)
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Specimens of this coin type

Number Number Museum Bibliography
1 1     P: 1381 SNG 1628
2 2     ✸ Bertolami Fine Arts 4, 5 Dec. 2011, lot 286
3 3     Peus 378, 28 Apr. 2004, lot 1119